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Hospital Staff. (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister of State did not address one point that I raised and it is an insult to the people of the region that a Minister of State can give such a bland reply in the House.

Hospital Staff. (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: It makes a mockery of the House, with all due respect.

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that local authorities have the necessary resources and qualified staff to implement the recommendations in relation to public water supplies and group water schemes contained in the Environmental Protection Agency report, The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the number of continuing care beds will be increased to meet the demands of an aging population; the policy interventions taking place in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15300/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who presented to Mallow General Hospital accident and emergency for the years 2004 to 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15313/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined accounts for Mallow General Hospital within the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15315/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the last set of annual financial accounts for Mallow General Hospital were published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15316/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the appointment of a locum on a temporary basis to fill a third surgical consultant post at Mallow General Hospital, when the temporary contract post will be terminated; if the post will be filled on a temporary or full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15327/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the community dietician, initially based exclusively in Mitchelstown, County Cork has been withdrawn; if it is intended to appoint a full-time dietician based in Fermoy and Mitchelstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15317/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the appointment of an executive management board at Mallow General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15318/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of the amount spent per school in the provision and maintenance of prefabs in Cork city and county including a breakdown of the amount spent in the north and east Cork areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15274/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action a school (details supplied) in County Cork needs to take to apply for a devolved grant toward the development of two new classrooms, a general purpose hall and the conversion of the original school building into ancillary rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15301/08]

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputy Broughan. Most of the arguments in this debate have been well thrashed out and I will not repeat points that have already been made and that I support. I am in favour of the Lisbon treaty and will vote for it. I worked in the European Parliament for three years and, though it is an august institution, the first 12 months of my time there were spent seeking...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome this debate and I wholeheartedly support the motion, which calls for some simple, pragmatic solutions to a problem that afflicts the 10,000 and more people who are affected by acquired brain injury. The motion also requests the establishment of a regional network of rehabilitation facilities and services to be established in the context of a national rehabilitation strategy. The...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (23 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of formal meetings he has had with the Department of Transport in 2008; the topics for discussion at these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14644/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission: Electricity Transmission (23 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the study on the comparative merits of overhead electricity transmission lines versus underground cables; when it will be published; if such a study will be carried out in every instance in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14645/08]

Written Answers — Economic Outlook: Economic Outlook (24 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on comments in the OECD's 2008 Economic Survey of Ireland in relation to the housing market here and to falling productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15613/08]

Nursing Home Support Scheme. (29 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has been instructed to divert the €110 million allocated in budget 2008 for the implementation of the fair deal scheme into other areas of health spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12252/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps her Department is taking to combat depression and isolation among members of the farming community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13062/08]

Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I will speak to some very specific points on the Bill. We welcome the Bill and the fact that a mechanism is being put in place to ensure a unified scheme to replace the existing schemes. This is long overdue. I will not repeat the points made here previously because there seems to be general agreement about the main thrust of the Bill. My experience, both as a student and as a public...